Planning Board has gotten Land Use Zoning Ordinance changes for special use permits worked out. He will send them to Maine Municipal Association to have it checked before getting it ready for hearings and town meeting vote. Tom Richmond brought up other changes that also need to be made to the ordinance.

NEW BUSINESS:

Johnson Controls (contract): After discussion, Earlyn Bowers made a motion to turn down the

current contract and to authorize the Town Manager to go back to Johnson Controls and re-negotiate. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.

Salt: Tom explained he had a problem with Morton Salt Company and Penobscot County was

not very cooperative, so he ended up buying our salt from New England Salt Company.

Haskell Road Loan (sign loan agreement): Sue Rudnicki made a motion to sign the general

obligation bond to borrow $126,000 for the Haskell Road bridge project from Undesignated Surplus, to be repaid in three yearly payments of $42,000 each. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to go into executive session pursuant

to 1MRSA §405(6)(A) to discuss a personnel matter. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor. Selectmen went into executive session at 8:17 pm. Selectmen reconvened in regular session at 9:15 pm. No action taken, informational only.

Town Manager Contract: John Luce made a motion to rehire the Town Manager with the

same basic contract at a salary of $46,400 and an increase in health insurance cost. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

Equipment thanked us for giving them the opportunity to work on it, but they don’t want it back because it is a nightmare. There was discussion regarding the need to purchase a new truck in the near future.

New Person on Fire Department: Sue Rudnicki said we have a new person on the fire

department who has had AVOC and EVOC training, but our safety officer will not recognize the training because they want to make sure the person is trained correctly.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of September 2, 2014 in

the amount of $5,518.79. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant

of September 2, 2014 in the amount of $826.97. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of September 8, 2014 in

the amount of $4,724.06. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant

of September 8, 2014 in the amount of $826.97. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of

Septemer 8, 2014 in the amount of $389,166.48. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

OTHER BUSINESS:

FEMA Safer Grant: John Luce asked if there was any progress on the FEMA grant. Tom said

we now have passwords and are able to get into the system. Ryan is working on getting the bill submitted for reimbursement of his pay, and he is applying for a two-month extension on the grant.

Town of Etna Request to Join with Carmel: There was discussion regarding Etna Selectmen’s

request of August 25, 2014 to combine Etna town office and fire department services with Carmel. After discussion, Selectmen decided to have Tom Richmond write a letter for the Selectmen declining Etna’s request.

Delegate to the Maine Municipal Convention: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to make Julia